Posts by _Morpheus

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"50 Years a Watchtower Slave" Chapter 3 Part A
by new boy in
1. jw
2. experiences
the door to door salesmen .

southern california wasn’t hawaii after the war but it was real close.

there was great weather, plenty of jobs and no smog yet.
_Morpheus

Awesome :) waiting for the next installment
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Watchtower's "New Light" re Babylonish Captivity, November 2016 WT
by Room 215 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
has anyone noticed the wt's most recent shell-game revisionism in the november study tractazine, relating to the shifting of its "babylonish captivity" doctrine, from a 3 1/2-year period around the ww 1 years, to a period now spanning about 16 centuries, or from the 4th century (constantine's legal recognition of christianity) to 1919?.
_Morpheus

Ver interesting.... this is a big blow to everything in the revelation book. Changes are a comin
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GB "... it can make mistakes when explaining the Bible ..." Simplified version WT Feb 2017
by freddo in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
study article: who is leading god's people today?

start of paragraph 12.. standard version: "the governing body is neither inspired nor infallible.

therefore, it can err in doctrinal matters or in organizational direction.".
_Morpheus

That is fabulous. I cannot believe they were so forthright but the truth is..... why not? Superdubs wont care one bit or even catch the awful implication of the statement
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Update on U.S. Local Design/Construction Arrangement—November 2016
by wifibandit in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
update on u.s. local design/construction arrangement—november 2016 video will be considered the week of november 7, 2016. english and spanish.
_Morpheus

I agree that its telling regarding the lack of productivity in preaching.... but its also telling in that they cant keep exsisting memebers either. Halls were never built on predicted growth. It was always need based, meaning the need was there before the build. To close and consolidate is a very clear indication of contraction and not just failed growth predictions.
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Watchtower Policy Makes Informed Consent Improbable
by Lee Elder in
1. watchtower
2. medical
watchtower misinformation on blood, coupled with coercion equals undue influence, and makes informed consent nearly impossible for most jw's in life or death situations.

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/jehovah-s-witnesses-incapable-of-free-informed-refusal-of-blood-former-adherent-says-1.3829778.
_Morpheus

I greatly appreciate the efforts of so many to draw attention to these issues in wt policy that are truly life and death. Its thankless work but so valuable
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contradictory statements?
by aboveusonlysky in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
i'm always interested to hear what a 'spokesman' for the organization has to say when newspapers report on child abuse issues.. for example the following statement was made in a recent guardian article.

a spokesman for the jehovah’s witnesses said: “we are in no position to, and neither would we wish to, force any victim of abuse to confront their attacker.”.

and this is straight from the shepherd the flock book -.
_Morpheus

Two thoughts
1) The spokes weasel said "force". Thats their built in escape. They will simply say such meetings wernt "forced".
2) The ks says to call legal before arranging a meeting of that nature. Legal will advise against it.
Im no fan of the goddamn cult but the spokes weasel left enough wiggle room that its not a real gotcha monent
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97 Columbia Heights For Sale
by wifibandit in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdyjb_v4gye.

http://imgur.com/a/yhraf.

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_Morpheus

It makes me nostalgic in its own way. The 97 parking ramp is where all new laundry delivery guys got initiated , meaning pushed delivery racks up the ramp until they puked.
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Is disassociating worth the hassle?
by HereIgo in
1. jw
2. experiences
i have been out now for 6 years but lately i have been giving some thought to da.

i just kind of feel that chapter in my life is still open and for some reason i feel like da'ing might close that chapter but i'm not entirely sure.

im not df either, when i left i basically faded and disappeared.
_Morpheus

The answer to the original post is easy...
obviously no.
Unless the answer is yes.
The beautiful thing about leaving the bonds of slavery is that we are free to choose what course of action makes the most sense to us and to us alone. It dosent matter what the org think or members of the congregation think or even anyone else on this forum. If it means something to you to DA then its worth every ounce of effort, worth every penny of ink or byte of data to send the email. Or not if you dont want to be bothered with it all.
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BOE 2016-01-15 Re: New Feature on jw.org for Processing Recommendations of Elders and Ministerial Servants
by wifibandit in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
boe 2016-01-15 re: new feature on jw.org for processing recommendations of elders and ministerial servants.

pdf.

thanks ich3b!.
_Morpheus

Re: New Feature on jw.org for Processing Recommendations of Elders and Ministerial Servants

Dear Brothers:

As a follow-up to our letter dated July 13, 2014, to all bodies of elders, we are pleased to inform you that the Web version of the Recommendations for Appointment of Elders and Minis- terial Servants (S-62) form is now available on jw.org. For those who are able to access jw.org, it will no longer be necessary for you to send PDF versions of the S-62 form to your circuit over- seer.

Once logged in to jw.org, you can access this new feature under the “Congregation” tab. Under “Members,” click on “Elders and Servants.” The congregation secretary (or another brother who has been granted the “Enter Member Information” role) may enter the information for the S-62 form by clicking on “Enter Recommendations.”

For more information on how to use this feature, click on “Help.” Locate “Congrega- tion,” then “Members,” then click on “Elders and Ministerial Servants.”

All the policies stated in the July 13, 2014, letter apply to this new method of submitting the S-62 form on jw.org. Your circuit overseer will automatically be notified of any recommen- dations you submit. When submitting an S-62 form in connection with a recommendation for reappointment, it will now be possible to upload the letter of recommendation from the previous congregation.

We trust that this new feature will improve the processing of recommendations of elders and ministerial servants. Please accept an expression of our warm Christian love.
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To all JDub lurkers: How can you continue to preach knowing that you are telling lies?
by macys in
1. watchtower
2. bible
this is a damn serious question.

you must know by now that jerusalem was not destroyed in 607 bce and that 607 was initially picked by ct russell by using his "pyramid scheme" measurements.

there is no hiding these facts yet you continue to preach this nonsense.
_Morpheus

Ah my favorite topics :) The sanctimonious self righeous telling of other people how to live their lives!
I pray everyday that Thor prevent me from being an exjw.....